diff --git a/openwebrx.py b/openwebrx.py
index 08b958b..37e09e4 100755
--- a/openwebrx.py
+++ b/openwebrx.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import time
 import md5
 import random
 import threading
-import dl
 import sys
 import traceback
 from collections import namedtuple
@@ -56,6 +55,14 @@ import uuid
 import config_webrx as cfg
 import signal
 
+#pypy compatibility
+try: import dl
+except: pass
+try: import __pypy__
+except: pass
+pypy="__pypy__" in globals()
+
+
 def import_all_plugins(directory):
 	for subdir in os.listdir(directory):
 		if os.path.isdir(directory+subdir) and not subdir[0]=="_":
@@ -73,8 +80,7 @@ def handle_signal(signal, frame):
 	os._exit(1) #not too graceful exit
 
 def main():
-	global clients
-	global clients_mutex
+	global clients, clients_mutex, pypy
 	print
 	print "OpenWebRX - Open Source Web Based SDR for Everyone  | for license see LICENSE file in the package"
 	print "_________________________________________________________________________________________________"
@@ -88,6 +94,9 @@ def main():
 	#Load plugins
 	import_all_plugins("plugins/dsp/")
 
+	#Pypy
+	if pypy: print "pypy detected (and now something completely different: a c code is expected to run at a speed of 3*10^8 m/s?)"
+
 	#Change process name to "openwebrx" (to be seen in ps)
 	try:
 		for libcpath in ["/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6","/lib/libc.so.6"]:
@@ -105,7 +114,8 @@ def main():
 		print "[openwebrx-main] Started rtl thread: "+cfg.start_rtl_command
 
 	#Run rtl_mus.py in a different OS thread
-	rtl_mus_thread=threading.Thread(target = lambda:subprocess.Popen("python2 rtl_mus.py config_rtl", shell=True), args=())
+	python_command="pypy" if pypy else "python2"
+	rtl_mus_thread=threading.Thread(target = lambda:subprocess.Popen(python_command+" rtl_mus.py config_rtl", shell=True), args=())
 	rtl_mus_thread.start() # The new feature in GNU Radio 3.7: top_block() locks up ALL python threads until it gets the TCP connection.
 	print "[openwebrx-main] Started rtl_mus."
 	time.sleep(1) #wait until it really starts	
diff --git a/rtl_mus.py b/rtl_mus.py
index 8210b36..c244380 100644
--- a/rtl_mus.py
+++ b/rtl_mus.py
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ import thread
 import pdb
 import asyncore
 import multiprocessing
-import dl
 import signal
+#pypy compatiblity
+try: import dl
+except: pass
 
 import code
 import traceback
@@ -504,11 +506,14 @@ if __name__=="__main__":
 	print "    distributed under GNU GPL v3"
 	print 
 
-	for libcpath in ["/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6","/lib/libc.so.6"]:
-		if os.path.exists(libcpath):
-			libc = dl.open(libcpath)
-			libc.call("prctl", 15, "rtl_mus", 0, 0, 0)
-			break
+	try:
+		for libcpath in ["/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6","/lib/libc.so.6"]:
+			if os.path.exists(libcpath):
+				libc = dl.open(libcpath)
+				libc.call("prctl", 15, "rtl_mus", 0, 0, 0)
+				break
+	except:
+		pass
 
 	# === Load configuration script ===
 	if len(sys.argv)==1: